BFGoodrich Taking Tire Sales Online

| Tim Parry

BFGoodrich Tires will launch an online tire purchasing program in September. Here’s a look at the BFGoodrich.com launch, and how consumers will be able to purchase tires from the manufacturer.

Fulfillment Efficiency, Inventory Visibility Up Chubbies Experience

| MCM Staff

Chubbies, a San Francisco-based lifestyle apparel brand, was looking to reduce its manual fulfillment processes and increase inventory visibility in order to drive order accuracy and customer satisfaction. See how Stitch Labs increased Chubbies’s operational efficiency and improve inventory accuracy, increasing customer satisfaction.

Customer Service, customer service reps, social media, Twitter, Facebook, retail, Forrester, Conversocial, contact center, contact center agents

Service with a Hidden Smile

| Gemma Baker

Smiling is a great tool for call center staff, as it can make employees more comfortable. Our natural tendency is to stick with attributes that are familiar to us; smiling decreases this need and hence can help staff experiencing an uncomfortable conversation to handle it better.

4 Tips for Delivering a Richer Customer Experience

| Tara Sporrer

For online businesses or retailers, the lazy days of summer often pose an unfortunate reality – one that traditionally includes less attention from consumers and slower sales both online and in-store. Here are four tips to beat those late summer time blues for your business.

U.S. Postal Service, USPS, UPS, Parcel Select, shipping and delivery

USPS Continues to See Gains in Postal Volume, Revenue

| Mike O'Brien

The U.S. Post Office continued the trend of strong growth in its parcel business while showing losses in mail delivery in its third quarter results. But help may be on the way in the form of a postal reform bill that would lessen the burden of mandated pre-funding of retiree health benefits.

4 Areas to Master When Scaling Your Ecommerce Business

| Maria Haggerty

For growing brands, nothing is as important as establishing long-term health. With U.S. ecommerce sales predicted to surpass $480 billion by 2018, it’s no surprise entrepreneurs across all industries are flocking online to earn a piece of this growing business.